JAZZ

Thursday and Fridays: Antonio Fe at the Cosmo in The Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Hotel. Free. 6 p.m. 2660 Calhoun St., Old Town. OldTownCosmopolitan.com.

Fridays: Jazz Happy Hour at Handlery Hotel’s 950 Lounge. Free. 5 p.m. 950 Hotel Circle North, Mission Valley. SD.Handlery.com.

Saturdays: Douglas Kvandal with the LiveJazz! Quartet at the Amigo Spot at Kings Inn. Free. 7 p.m. 1333 Hotel Circle South, Mission Valley. KingsInnSanDiego.com.

CLASSICAL

Oct. 14–16: Opening weekend with Gil Shaham at Copley Symphony Hall. $25 and up. 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday. 750 B St., Downtown. SanDiegoSymphony.org.

Oct. 16: Pomerado Brass Quintet at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Auditorium. Free (donations accepted). 3–4 p.m. 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. MTRP.org.

Nov. 6: San Diego Clarinet Quintet at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Auditorium. Free (donations accepted). 3–4 p.m. 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. MTRP.org.

ALTERNATIVE/ROCK

Oct. 23: Chicano Batman, SadGirl and Madly at Casbah. $15–$18. 9 p.m. 2501 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy/Middletown. CasbahMusic.com.

Oct. 27: Matt Silvia and Cathrn Beeks of The Ordeal performing the music of Gillian Welch at Vision Center for Spiritual Living. $15. 7 p.m. 6154 Mission Gorge Road, Suite 100, Grantville. FolkeyMonkey.com.

Oct. 28: Dead Feather Moon, The Midnight Pine and Trouble in the Wind at Music Box. $10. 9 p.m. 1337 India St., Little Italy. MusicBoxSD.com.

POP

Tuesdays: Suzanne Shea and Bob Wade at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30–8:30 p.m.  5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.

Fridays: Nathan Welden at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.

Oct. 14: Casbah presents The Helio Sequence and Genders at The Hideout. $15. 8:30 p.m. 3519 El Cajon Blvd., Normal Heights. CasbahMusic.com

OTHER 

Wednesdays: Blues Jam at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar and Grill in the Ramada Conference Center. Free. 6:30 p.m. 5550 Kearny Mesa Road, Kearny Mesa. ProudMarysSD.com.

Sundays: Jazz 88.3 Blues Brunch at Proud Mary’s Southern Bar and Grill in the Ramada Conference Center. Free. 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. 5550 Kearny Mesa Road, Kearny Mesa. ProudMarysSD.com.

Oct. 13: Nathan James (theme: The Blues) at Vision Center for Spiritual Living. $15. 7 p.m. 6154 Mission Gorge Road, Suite 100, Grantville. FolkeyMonkey.com.

Oct. 30: Fred Benedetti (guitar) at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Auditorium. Free (donations accepted). 3–4 p.m. 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. MTRP.org.

—Compiled by Jen Van Tieghem. Bands, venues and music lovers: please send music calendar listings to [email protected]